Country Quote by William Ellery Channing

The cry has been that when war is declared, all opposition should be hushed. A sentiment more unworthy of a free country could hardly…

— William Ellery Channing

“There has never been a just [war], never an honorable one--on the part of the instigator of the war. I can see a million…

— Mark Twain

The constitutional right of free speech has been declared to be the same in peace and war. In peace, too, men may differ widely…

— Louis D. Brandeis

One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression. Patriotism becomes the order of the day, and those who question the war…

— Howard Zinn

Many think it not only inevitable but entirely proper that liberty give way to security in times of national crisis--that, at the extremes of…

— Antonin Scalia

“Here is the truth: It matters, what you do at war. It matters more than you ever want to know. Because countries, like people,…

— Megan Stack

Throughout history civilian populations and political rulers have talked of peace. We have never been free of war. The soldier, whose profession is war,…

— Barry Goldwater

We have an absolute right in a democracy to argue about a war.

— Norman Mailer

We supplicate all rulers not to remain deaf to the cry of mankind. Let them do everything in their power to save peace. By…

— Pope John XXIII

“War, it will be seen, is now a purely internal affair. In the past, the ruling groups of all countries, although they might recognize…

— George Orwell

Whether history will judge this war to be different or not we cannot say. But this we can say with certainty: A government and…

— Henry Steele Commager

“Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal…

— George Orwell